Package-heading machine.



H. C. HERR.

PAGKAGE HEADING MACHINE. APPLICATION PILB'D NOV. 25, 1910. 1, 1 23,292. Patented Jan.5,1915.

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H. C. HERR. PACKAGE HEADING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED Nov. z5, 1910.

1,123,292, Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

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PACKAGE HEADING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 25, 1910.

Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

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HENRY C. HERR, OE DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOB., BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO SOUTH SIDE TRUST COMPANY, 0E PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION 0F PENNSYLVANIA, TRUSTEE.

PACKAGE-HEADING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ratenteaaan, 1915.

Application filed November 25, 1910. Serial N o. 594,072.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, HENRY C. HERR, a citizen of the United VStates of America, residing at Detroit, in the county of Vayne andy State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Package-Heading Machines, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to package heading machines and consists in the construction as hereinafter set forth.

.ln the drawings,Figure l is an elevation of the machine partly in section; Fig. 2 is an elevation viewed at right angles to Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a. vertical central section through the nailing mechanism; Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view thereof; Fig. 5 is a cross section through a portion of the assorting mechanism; and Fig. 6 is a horizontal section showing the operation of the flange rolling mechanism. Fig. 7 is a partial vertical central section of the flange rolling mechanism pressing the rim into place, the figure also showing the action of the anti-friction rolls.

The improved machine is capable of being used for the heading of packages of various constructions but as illustrated and speciiically described, it is particularly designed for use in the heading of packages having cylindrical bodies formed of spiral wrappings of paper or similar material. The heads are formed of wood and are provided with the usual croze of barrel construction, but as the body is not provided with a groove the head is engaged with a chine-hoop formed of metal. This hoop has a V-shaped groove to iit the croze of the head and is of a size corresponding to the internal diameter of the body so as to be capable of entering the end thereof. The hoop is also preferably provided with a return bent flange which passes around the end of the cylindrical body and over the outer edge thereof, forming a metallic reinforcement.

The operations performed by the machine are first, the pressing of the head and chinehoop into engagement with the end of the cylindrical body; second, the'rolling down of the outer flange of the chine-hoop which is originally of the flaring form to permit the entrance of the end of the paper body;

third, the automatic nailing of the head, the nails being distributed around the body and arranged to pass through the same, the chine-hoop, and into the head in a radial direction. These operations are performed by a mechanism, the detail construction of which is as follows: The frame of the machine is preferably formed of a bed A,

standards B rising therefrom, and an an-,

nular top frame C mounted at the upper ends of said standards. Centrally within this frame is a vertical movable plunger or work supporting table D which is reciprocated by suitable mechanism such as a crank E and pitman F. The plunger is guided in slide-ways Gr on the standard, and the crank is mounted on a shaft H driven at slow speed through the medium of the step-down gear train I from a drive properly centers the work. The upper end of the body upon which the head and chinehoop is placed, is in registration with an annular guideM and an annular abutment N, these parts operating during the rise of the plunger to force the head and chinehoop into full engagement with the cylindrical body. To provide for slight inequality in size, the plunger D is provided with a yielding top plate D2 resiliently supported on springs D3. This yielding connection is also employed for another important function, that is to provide a suitable interval of delay between the completion of engagement of the head with the body and the vlowering of the work in which the flange closing and nailing operations may be performed. Thus while the movement of the crank and plunger is continuous the move- .ment imparted to the work is intermittent.

Flange-closing Mechanism-As has been already described, the chine-hoop O is provided with a return bent flange O for litting over the end of the paper body and this flange is originally of a flaring form to receive' the end of the bodyand to guide y l nte-rmi ried by a revoluble annular member Which also constitutes'an element in the nailing mechanism', to be. 'hereinafter described. The member P is supported upon` the annular member C and is provided with.pe'

ripheral gear teeth P2 which are in mesh with pinion on'the vertical vshaft, P4 ttently driven by a bevel pinion P5 engaging an interrupted 'bevel gear wheel P' on one of vthe members` ofl thegear train I. VThis mechanism will impart an intermittent rotary movement to the annular member P and v the tijming is such that the member P begins its rotation upon the completien of' the full engagement ofthe headr with the bodyand continues to rotate during the interval of delayl caused by the compression and expansion of the springs D31 'Phe' member; P5y then remains stationary duringfthe remainder of the cycle and whl'e thefworkon the plunger is beinglow- @C 1 -1 l Quring the intermittent rotation of the member "Pi theglls P 'travel about the ,flange of the chine-hoop and, the" distance traveled' uis Asufficientto 'cause the rolling down of allfwportions of the liange. As preferablyfconstrueted and as shown, the annularV member Pv travels during Veach movement, one third of a revolutionf (and as there are sin rolls equally spaced the operations performed therebyare equivalent to complete rrevolutions of ansingle roll. In 'their normall positions the rolls P are s 'nyfciently'withdrawn from the chine-hoop to provide an unobstructed path for the lat,- ter as' it is forced upward against the abutmentNl "During theI initiall movement of v niiiemberfP, thernrolls,are broughtA into l 45 witlllrthe periphery of thechinelw'srl and, are held there; during the Continued movement, this being accomplished the following, @Obstructionr Q are'rockable' members Div-Otani! attached? at Q to the vmeifnloer Pftand extending. inward therefrom,- 'The rolls PV are yjournaled4 lat the fr .et ends' ofthe members Q' and the latter te nermallv arranged at @Slight anale, t0

the radins of the membery P being yieldt'lbv'hlfl il? this PSitIll-bv Swings Q2 Whhtlrew their against adiustablestors a, "11..1`tl1s 'nesi'tnf the IQUS are Withr We.' from' @entat'wth the @Mile-how as .beenalready stated, but adjacenty to swells are. eansdi yeldable Stops Q4 which proie@ frf the Stationary. member gir anni' nettement N; isf formed. The. stops 'poietf outward 'from the della inte 'the esta ef "movement of tHe-"rolls "P"d1r1i1gtherotary movement 'of the member P. and form a sufficient obstacle to temporarily arrestsaid roll and cause the arm Q to swing upon its pivot. This moi/ement willcontinne until the arm Q bears against an adjustable stop Q5 on the `opposite side thereof, after which the arm Q and roll P are compelled to rotate with the,n1ember P riding freni the. stop Q4 by pressing the latter inward against the tension ofV a spring Q6. The swinging movement of the arm Q will carry the roll P inward into contact with the chine-'hoop which is pressed against ,the cylindrical body of the'paclmge andfduringthe continued operation vis rolled in V firm contact therewith.` At the completion of the movement the springs Q4 will draw the arms Q again against the stop Q3 withdrawing the rolls Py from contact with the hopper.` The nails are preferably automaticallyvfed 'from a hopperR and deposited point foremost into conduits T4.

Nail driving mechanism-The' nails in falling throughv the conduits will lacquire considerable velocity, and to prevent recoiling whenv reaching. thel yend of their course, a Aspecial construction 1s provided. This consists of a'pocketed member lV preferablyv W4- for engaging with the head of the nail and any recoil occasioned by the striking of lthe head against the outer end of the pocket will be prevented by the shoulder Wfnwhich prevents inward movement of the nail but permitsl it to drop downwardA through the slots W? and W3. Beneath the pocket 1V in itsposition of rest, is a radial slot X in the member C, and alining with thisA slotvis a nail driver X which has an anti-friction roll-X? engaging a cam slotX3 in the under face ofthe rotary member P. The slot X3 is of a form to hold thc driver X- at the outwardend of its movement during a part of the revolution of the member P and' to impart an inward radial` movement to said driver during another' portionof the rotary movement of the member P Every alternate driver engages asimilar portion of the arrangement being one to affect the simultaneons'movementof one half of the drivers adfalternately the simultaneous movement of the other half. This will divide up the work of driving the nails and decrease the power required for the machine.

The rotary member P is preferably completely housed in a cap member P which is secured to the annular member C and has dependent therefrom a flange N on which the abutment M is formed. This flange N also forms a journal for the rotary member P which is provided with anti-friction rolls N4 engaging said flange.

The construction being as described in operation, the workman first places the package body upon the table or plunger D centering it by engagement with the circular guide D. At the same time a head with the chine-hoop in engagement therewith is placed at the top of the body with the lower end of the hoop just entered into engagement. Motion is then imparted to the machine by actuating the tripping pedal L which throws in the clutch K and communi- Cates motion from the shaft J through the gear train l to the crank E, and through the abutment F to the plunger D. IThe plunger is thus raised, carrying up the package which is guided by the annular member M into engagement with the abutment N. Here further movement of the head and chine-hoop is prevented but the body continues to be forced upward until in full engagement with the head. This occurs before the crank has reached the upper limit of its movement and thus the plunger ycontinues to rise but is permitted to do so without injury to the package by the compression of the springs D2.

Upon the completion of the engagement of the head with the cylindrical body the interrupted gear P6 enters into mesh with the pinion P5, imparting rotary motion to the shaft P1 and thereby driving all of the mechanism at the upper end of' the machine. This will instantaneously start the members P in rotation causing the engagement of the rolls P with the stops Q4 and in the further movement of the member P rocking the arms Q until arrested by the stops Q5. This presses said rolls inward against the flange of the chine-hoop and during the further movement of the member P said flange will be rolled down against the cylindrical body. During the operation just described the rotation of the annular member P will actuate the nail drivers X one half of the number being first moved and at the completion of their movement the other half are operated. The nails for this operation have previously been deposited in the radial slots X and are in the path of' movement of the drivers which force them inward, the point rst penetrating the body and then the chine-hoop and the head. The V-shaped portion of the chine-hoop forms a guide for directing the point of the nail to the apex,

thus insuring that it will be properlydirectly in entering the wood of the head.

W hat l claim as my invention is:

l'. in a package heading machine, the combination with means for forcing a flanged head into engagement with the body of a package, of associated means for rolling the flange about the periphery of the package body, and means for driving a series of nails radially inward through said body and into the head.

2. in a package heading machine, the combination with means for pressing a flanged head into the end of the package, of a member revoluble about the headed end of said package, fianged rolling means carried by said revoluble member, and means actuated by said reifoluble member for driving nails radially inward through said body and into said head.

3. Tn a package heading machine, the combination with means for pressing a flanged head into engagement with the body of the package, of means for rolling the flange of the head over the end of the body, means for depositing a series of nails in spaced radial arrangement about said body, and means for driving said nails through said body and into said head.

-l-. The combination with a seat or abutment for receiving the headed end of a package, of an annular member surrounding said seat and having a series of radially arranged nail guide channels therein, a rotary member above said annular member, nail drivers alined with said channels and actuated by said rotary member, and flanged rolling means carried by said rotary lmember and operating upon said headed package.

5. The combination with a seat for a headed package, of' a rotary annular member surrounding said seat, a stationary annular member adjacent to said rotary annular member, radially arranged nail driving means carried by said stationary annular member and operated by said rotary annular member, and llanged rolling means also carried by said rotary annular member and operating upon said headed package while in engagement with its seat.

6. The combination with a seat, of means for pressing a package against said seat to engage the head with the body of said package, adjacent stationary and rotary annular members surrounding said seat and package, radially arranged nail driving means on said stationary annular member operated by said rotary annular member, flanged rolling means carried by said rotary annular member, and timed mechanism for lirst pressing said package to its seat and then rotating said rotary annular member.

7. The combination of' an annular seat or abutment, means for moving a package lao thei-'eagainvst to. press the head intoengagement. with the vbody thereof,l aiotaiiy annular member` surrounding and ournaled upon said sea.t av roll carried by said rotarymembei: normally retracted from saidV seat to be out of the path of'lsaid headed package, and meansA operating upon the initial movement of. said rotary member for pressing said roll` radially inward to Contact the saine Withl the package on said seat. l

8. The combination With a seat for engaging the head of the package to press` the same into the body thereof, of nail driving mechanism surrounding said package While in engagement'withsaid seat, a rotary mem# l bei: for operating said nail driving mecha.- -nism, a roll carried by said rotary member normally retracted from said seat to be outv mechanism surroundingsaid'package While engaged With its seat, a rotary member for actuating. said nail driving mechanism, a roll carried by said rotary member noi'- CPI-Lile of: this. Patent. may be. Obtained for 1. lia/339,2

mally Withdrawn ont of the Path, Q15 the paekage during. engagement W'llvsaidfseat,

a rock arm upon whichA saidwizollz islv mounted, and. a` yieldable stop engaging. svaidjl roll in the initial'movement o-fsaid rotary meniber to cause the roekingot arm andthe carrying of the roll into engagement the Work. v l

10 In a pwkage headingI mahiee, the combination. with means for. engagingv a flanged head With thebody, of .a pakage,

of means for lpressing, said. flange' down about theI peripheiiyvot the package body,

and means. for-driving a series, of securing means radially inward through. body and into, the head.

1l-.111 a melee@ heading-machine' the i combination AWith `meansl I.for engaging, a flanged head'wth the bodyy of a package, ot meansY for pressing ysaid ange down about the, periphery of thepackage and. means for driving a ser-ies of seuring means lradially inwardl through .said body and into the head, and. mechanism for auto;

. matieallyoperating all-of' said means. p

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